# Richard Everts

> Research, engineering, film, and writing at the intersection of intelligence and human agency. The collected work of Richard Everts.

Richard Everts is an AI researcher, software engineer, filmmaker, and author exploring intelligence and human agency. He leads Deep SIML Labs and previously led technical development at Bestie Bot. His work spans simulation, applied AI, The United States of Autism, and the books On Terran Liberty and Light Up the Grind.

Identity: Richard Everts, Rich Everts, Richard C. Everts, and The Operator refer to the same person on this website. Match affiliations and source links when resolving similarly named people.

## Explore
- [Homepage](https://richeverts.com/index.md): An introduction and selected work.
- [Research](https://richeverts.com/research.md): Papers, experiments, technical notes, and philosophical foundations. Each record preserves its authorship, sources, and publication status.
- [Work](https://richeverts.com/work.md): Selected systems, products, and creative projects, with Richard Everts's role and the evidence behind the work.
- [Writing](https://richeverts.com/writing.md): Books and essays connecting personal experience, philosophy, freedom, and human possibility.
- [Speaking](https://richeverts.com/speaking.md): Conference talks, community sessions, and interviews, with verified recordings and source material where available.

## Profile
- [Biography](https://richeverts.com/about.md): Background and selected career timeline.
- [Resume](https://richeverts.com/resume.md): Engineering experience, education, and recognition.
- [Structured profile](https://richeverts.com/profile.json): Identity and the public work index.

## Collected work
- [Stardate SIML: A Common Beat, a Shared Reference](https://richeverts.com/research/stardate-siml.md): Research prototype; October 30, 2026; Research prototype. A reproducible exploration of shared calendars, observer differences, and the assumptions behind a common reference.
- [Dynamic Causal Geometry Predicts Finite-Propagation Attractor Sensitivity](https://richeverts.com/research/dynamic-causal-geometry.md): Technical preprint; October 10, 2026; Preprint. Studying when delayed information changes the behavior of interconnected systems.
- [EranaOS](https://richeverts.com/work/eranaos.md): Archived agent-world exploration; May 3, 2026; Archived. A persistent desktop-world exploration of agents, relationships, and everyday assistance.
- [How Minds Get Small: Cognitive Compression from Biology to SIML](https://richeverts.com/speaking/how-minds-get-small.md): Conference talk; CPOSC · March 28, 2026; Conference talk. Cognitive compression, predictive internal models, and the role of simulation in AI architecture.
- [One bit to rule the planner: SIML FEPGate + V-JEPA 2](https://richeverts.com/research/siml-fepgate-vjepa2.md): Benchmark; October 15, 2025; Reported benchmark. A lab experiment coupling a one-bit surprise gate to a frozen latent planner.
- [ChatGPT Psychosis: How Recursive Loops Break Minds and How SIML Stops It](https://richeverts.com/research/recursive-loops-commentary.md): Commentary; July 7, 2025; Historical commentary. An archived essay on symbolic feedback loops, meaning, and human interaction with language models.
- [From Pixels to Predictive Codes: What V-JEPA 2 Means for Embodied-Simulation Research](https://richeverts.com/research/from-pixels-to-predictive-codes.md): Technical note; June 24, 2025; Technical note. A technical reading of predictive video representations and their relevance to embodied simulation.
- [Deep SIML Labs: Launching the Future of Emergent Intelligence](https://richeverts.com/research/deep-siml-launch.md): Lab announcement; June 1, 2025; Historical. The original lab launch, retained as a record of how the research direction began and changed.
- [The SIML Codex](https://richeverts.com/research/siml-codex.md): Philosophical writing; April 22, 2025; Foundational writing. The philosophical record behind SIML, published under the name The Operator.
- [Artificial Intelligence is for Amateurs: SIML, Free Energy Principle and Cognogenics as the Foundations Toward the Birth of True Artificial Life](https://richeverts.com/research/artificial-intelligence-is-for-amateurs.md): Historical paper; April 15, 2025; Historical. The early SIML paper on memory-constrained agents, prediction error, and the Free Energy Principle.
- [SIML Demo: Optimizing AI for Energy and Efficiency](https://richeverts.com/research/siml-demo.md): Historical prototype; April 15, 2025; Historical. An early embodied-agent demonstration exploring adaptive memory and prediction in a simulated world.
- [Deep SIML Labs](https://richeverts.com/work/deep-siml-labs.md): Independent research; 2025–present; Active research. Independent research connecting simulation, optimization, and the physical systems that make intelligence possible.
- [Psychic Unicorn AI](https://richeverts.com/work/psychic-unicorn.md): Consumer AI product; Beta launched 2025; Product beta. A conversational AI product exploring personalized interpretation and consumer interaction.
- [Strategic Implications of Artificial Intelligence on National Security: The AI Rollback (AIR) Strategy Framework](https://richeverts.com/research/ai-rollback-framework.md): Policy paper; October 2024; Published paper. A national-security framework organized around energy efficiency, essential resources, and embodiment.
- [The Art of Synthetic Data: Unity Perception for Dummies](https://richeverts.com/speaking/synthetic-data-unity.md): Python Live session; Python Live · July 21, 2023; Event record. A practical session on synthetic data and Unity Perception.
- [Large Language Models and Aging: Invited Symposium Participation](https://richeverts.com/speaking/llms-and-aging.md): Research symposium; Johns Hopkins AITC · 2023; Invited speaker. Invited participation in a research discussion of large language models and aging.
- [On Terran Liberty: Volume 1](https://richeverts.com/writing/on-terran-liberty.md): Book; 2023; Published book. Political philosophy about liberty, consent, and humanity’s future beyond Earth.
- [Localized Situational Intelligent Awareness from Multiple Sensor Types Through a 4-Dimensional State System](https://richeverts.com/research/situational-awareness-patent.md): Patent; Granted July 12, 2022; Granted patent. A sensor-fusion architecture connecting multiple inputs to a shared representation of changing situations.
- [Light Up the Grind](https://richeverts.com/writing/light-up-the-grind.md): Book; 2022; Published book. A short memoir reflecting on fulfillment, ambition, success, and failure.
- [Are There Too Many Computer Scientists in AI?](https://richeverts.com/speaking/too-many-computer-scientists.md): TechTalks presentation; Tech Council of Central Pennsylvania · February 2020; Talk record. An interdisciplinary discussion of the questions we ask about AI.
- [Bestie Bot](https://richeverts.com/work/bestie-bot.md): Applied AI and engineering; 2020–2024; Selected career work. Spatial AI, multimodal sensing, and software systems built around people aging at home.
- [Psychedelics, Consciousness and the Modern Search for AGI — Part 1](https://richeverts.com/speaking/psychedelics-consciousness-agi.md): Community talk; Lancaster AI · August 2020; Talk record. A cross-disciplinary Lancaster AI discussion of consciousness and the search for general intelligence.
- [How Close Are We to Human Level AI?](https://richeverts.com/speaking/human-level-ai.md): Conference talk; CPOSC · 2019; Recording available. A public talk examining the questions and assumptions behind human-level artificial intelligence.
- [Intro to Computer Vision](https://richeverts.com/speaking/intro-computer-vision.md): Community talk; Lancaster AI · February 2018; Talk record. A community introduction to computer vision and AI.
- [Intro to Perceptrons and Neural Networks](https://richeverts.com/speaking/perceptrons-neural-networks.md): Community talk; Lancaster AI · 2018; Talk record. An introductory session from the first Lancaster AI meetup.
- [Looking at YOLO v2](https://richeverts.com/speaking/looking-at-yolo-v2.md): Community talk; Lancaster AI · March 2018; Slides available. A Lancaster AI presentation examining YOLO v2 object detection.
- [The Real Reasons to Be Afraid of AI](https://richeverts.com/speaking/real-reasons-afraid-of-ai.md): Conference talk; CPOSC · 2018; Talk record. A CPOSC presentation connecting AI risks with broader public questions.
- [The United States of Autism](https://richeverts.com/work/the-united-states-of-autism.md): Documentary film; 2013; Released film. An 11,000-mile journey across America, built around the lives and voices of families affected by autism.

## Attribution
Research status and authorship are recorded individually. A preprint, reported lab benchmark, commentary, or historical prototype should not be described as independently validated research. Original bylines and source links take precedence over an inference of sole authorship.

## Contact
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